Vietnam will host the France Year in 2013 and France will organisethe Vietnam Year in 2014 to mark the 40 th anniversary of theirdiplomatic ties (1973-2013).
The information was announced byDeputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on December 14 at aceremony to make public the logo of the Vietnam-France Year 2013-1014and a joint committee in charge of organising work.
Son affirmed that the traditional friendly Vietnam-France relationswere built on a solid foundation that is the long-lasting friendshipbetween the two nations.
He informed that a plenty of activitieswill be held to fete the event, which is expected to lift theVietnam-France relationship to a strategic partnership level soon aswell as create breakthroughs in such areas as politics, diplomacy,trade, investment, security, defense, and local ties.
The Vietnam-France Year will see political and economic events alongwith cultural, scientific and educational activities taking place acrossVietnam and France .
The upcoming important onewill be the Vietnam-France Economics Forum, which will be held in bothHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in April, 2013.-VNA